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Hormonal explaination
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Men have more
testosterone
than women which is said to cause
aggression
testosterone lowers the activation threshold of the
amygdala
- more active - more
aggression
Refractory period of AP shortened meaning
more
signals can fire -
more
aggression
Low
levels of
cortisol
causes aggression as it suppose to inhibit aggression
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